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Effect of cinnamon,
red pepper,
ginger
and
cumin
on
broilers performance |
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1*Ebrahimi,
M., 2Hoseini, A., 1Palizdar M.H., 1Mohamadian-Tabrizi,
H.R. and 1Porelmi, M.R.
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1Department
of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University,
Chalous Branch, Mazandaran, Iran; 2Animal Science Research
institute, poultry Nutrition. Alborz-Karaj
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Abstract |
In this study, the effects of
cinnamon, red pepper, ginger and cumin on the performance was
determined. A total of 1200 broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were randomly
distributed into five treatments and each treatment was further divided
into four replicates. Treatments included a
control (Ctrl), Ctrl +2.5 g/kg of cinnamon, Ctrl +2.5 g/kg of red
pepper, Ctrl +2.5 g/kg of ginger and Ctrl +2.5 g/kg cumin. The chicks
were fed the diets for 35 days. The amount of dietary metabolisable
energy, crude protein, calcium, phosphorous and essential amino acids
were similar. Performance characteristics of live weight, feed intake,
feed conversion ratio (weekly) and mortality (at the end of the
experiment) were recorded. The results revealed that Cinnamon
significantly improved body weight on day 28.
Feed intake was significantly low in Cumin and Ginger fed groups
on day 14 of the experiment. Similarly, feed conversion ratio was also
significantly high in Cumin and Ginger fed birds on day 14. The
mortality percentage did not differ between the treatments.
The
results of
this experiment
showed that the use of
Cinnamon in the diets
caused a higher weight gain
on day 28 of the experiment. It was also
observed that Ginger
and Cumin
treatments resulted in
improved feed conversion
and feed
intake on
day 14.
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Keywords:
Cinnamon; red pepper; ginger;
cumin; broilers; performance |
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To cite this article:
Ebrahimi M, A Hoseini, MH Palizdar, HR Mohamadian-Tabrizi
and MR Porelmi,
2013.
Effect of cinnamon, red pepper, ginger and cumin on
broilers performance.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 3(5), 131-135. |
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